Utilize \U"til*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Utilized}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Utilizing}.] [Cf. F. utiliser.]
To make useful; to turn to profitable account or use; to make
use of; as, to utilize the whole power of a machine; to
utilize one's opportunities.
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In former ages, the mile-long corridors, with their
numerous alcoves, might have been utilized as . . .
dungeons. --Hawthorne.
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